Articles filed under Political Parties
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Floor fights, boos and a too-long kiss. How the dramatic and the bizarre define convention historyAug 19, 2024 8:06 am - In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national convention...
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Large protests expected at DNC, and these suburban activists will be thereAug 18, 2024 9:00 pm - Who’s protesting at the DNC? Local activists plan to demonstrate on multiple issues, from abortion rights to Palestine.
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Illinoisans to take center stage at Democratic conventionAug 18, 2024 12:31 pm - Fitting of its location in the Windy City, the Democratic National Convention opening Monday in Chicago will feature a distinctly Illinois flavor.
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Meet the suburban delegates to the Democratic National ConventionAug 16, 2024 10:31 pm - Meet the suburban delegates attending the Democratic National Convention, which opens Monday in Chicago.
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‘A lapse in judgment’: Cartoon in GOP newsletter bashed by suburban Democrats and RepublicansAug 14, 2024 12:42 pm - A cartoon circulated by the Vernon Township Republican organization is being criticized as “disgusting” and “outrageous” by Democrats and fellow Republicans
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Wife of GOP congressional candidate helped by white supremacists during mayoral campaignAug 13, 2024 12:43 pm - The wife of a Republican congressional candidate seeking to represent a large swath of the Northwest suburbs accepted help from white supremacists when she ran for mayor last year.
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On eve of DNC, Republicans are gathering in Woodstock for Pro-Trump rallyAug 13, 2024 9:47 am - Republicans from across the Chicago region and beyond are expected to converge on the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock Sunday for a show of support for former President Donald Trump just before the Democratic National Conventions gets underway in Chicago.
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‘Face of the convention’: DNC volunteers getting front-row seat to historyAug 12, 2024 6:00 pm - From drivers, to way-finders to greeters — the DNC needed thousands of volunteers and the region stepped up.
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Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to be the party’s nominee, committee chair saysAug 02, 2024 12:32 pm - Vice President Kamala Harris had secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to officially be the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison said Friday.
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Democratic congressional candidates’ financial advantage this cycle is ‘overwhelming’Jul 26, 2024 11:02 pm - The eight Democrats serving Chicago’s North, West and Northwest suburbs in Congress have considerably more campaign cash than their Republican challengers.